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<p class="purpose">The current help information as it would be printed at the command line.</p>

<p class="commentary firstcommentary"><a id="SP1" class="paragraph-anchor"></a><b>&#167;1. </b>Running Inter with <span class="extract"><span class="extract-syntax">-help</span></span> currently produces the following summary:
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<span class="identifier-syntax">For</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">handling</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">intermediate</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Inform</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">code</span><span class="plain-syntax">.</span>

<span class="identifier-syntax">usage:</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">inter</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">file1</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">file2</span><span class="plain-syntax"> ... [</span><span class="identifier-syntax">options</span><span class="plain-syntax">]</span>


<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">annotations</span><span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">print</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">out</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">table</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">of</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">all</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">symbol</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">annotations</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">in</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">the</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Inter</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">language</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">architecture</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">     </span><span class="identifier-syntax">generate</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Inter</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">with</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">architecture</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">build</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">kit</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">        </span><span class="identifier-syntax">build</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Inter</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">kit</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">for</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">the</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">current</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">architecture</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">constructs</span><span class="plain-syntax">         </span><span class="identifier-syntax">print</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">out</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">table</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">of</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">all</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">constructs</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">in</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">the</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Inter</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">language</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">domain</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">           </span><span class="identifier-syntax">specify</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">folder</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">to</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">read</span><span class="plain-syntax">/</span><span class="identifier-syntax">write</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">inter</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">files</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">from</span><span class="plain-syntax">/</span><span class="identifier-syntax">to</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">format</span><span class="plain-syntax">=</span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">           </span><span class="identifier-syntax">code</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">generate</span><span class="plain-syntax"> -</span><span class="identifier-syntax">o</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">output</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">to</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">format</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="reserved-syntax">default</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">is</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Text</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">internal</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">         </span><span class="identifier-syntax">specify</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">folder</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">of</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">internal</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Inform</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">resources</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">o</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">                </span><span class="identifier-syntax">code</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">generate</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">to</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">file</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">pipeline</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">file</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">specify</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">pipeline</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">as</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">file</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">pipeline</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">text</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">    </span><span class="identifier-syntax">specify</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">pipeline</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">textually</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">with</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">being</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">a</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">comma</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">separated</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">list</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">of</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">stages</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">primitives</span><span class="plain-syntax">         </span><span class="identifier-syntax">print</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">out</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">table</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">of</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">all</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">primitive</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">invocations</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">in</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">the</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">Inter</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">language</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">trace</span><span class="plain-syntax">              </span><span class="identifier-syntax">print</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">out</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">all</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">pipeline</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">steps</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">as</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">they</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">are</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">followed</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="reserved-syntax">default</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">is</span><span class="plain-syntax"> -</span><span class="identifier-syntax">no</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">trace</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">variable</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">         </span><span class="identifier-syntax">set</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">pipeline</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">variable</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="identifier-syntax">in</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">form</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">name</span><span class="plain-syntax">=</span><span class="identifier-syntax">value</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>

<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">at</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">               </span><span class="identifier-syntax">specify</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">that</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">this</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">tool</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">is</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">installed</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">at</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">crash</span><span class="plain-syntax">              </span><span class="identifier-syntax">intentionally</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">crash</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">on</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">internal</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">errors</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="reserved-syntax">for</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">backtracing</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="reserved-syntax">default</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">is</span><span class="plain-syntax"> -</span><span class="identifier-syntax">no</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">crash</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">fixtime</span><span class="plain-syntax">            </span><span class="identifier-syntax">pretend</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">the</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">time</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">is</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="constant-syntax">11</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">a</span><span class="plain-syntax">.</span><span class="identifier-syntax">m</span><span class="plain-syntax">. </span><span class="identifier-syntax">on</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="constant-syntax">28</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">March</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="constant-syntax">2016</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="reserved-syntax">for</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">testing</span><span class="plain-syntax"> (</span><span class="reserved-syntax">default</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">is</span><span class="plain-syntax"> -</span><span class="identifier-syntax">no</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">fixtime</span><span class="plain-syntax">)</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">help</span><span class="plain-syntax">               </span><span class="identifier-syntax">print</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">general</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">help</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">information</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">locale</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">           </span><span class="identifier-syntax">set</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">locales</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">as</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="character-syntax">'L=E'</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">L</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">being</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">shell</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">or</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">console</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">E</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">platform</span><span class="plain-syntax">, </span><span class="identifier-syntax">utf</span><span class="plain-syntax">-8 </span><span class="identifier-syntax">or</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">iso</span><span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">latin1</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">log</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span><span class="plain-syntax">              </span><span class="identifier-syntax">write</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">the</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">debugging</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">log</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">to</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">include</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">diagnostics</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">on</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">X</span>
<span class="plain-syntax">-</span><span class="identifier-syntax">version</span><span class="plain-syntax">            </span><span class="identifier-syntax">print</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">out</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">version</span><span class="plain-syntax"> </span><span class="identifier-syntax">number</span>
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